Not Nicholson
The Story of a First Daughter, An Adoption Search and Reunion Memoir
by Ann M. Haralambie
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Pub Date 28 Jul 2023 | Archive Date 2 Nov 2023
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Description
This is a story about family, adoption, heritage, and identity. It is also about place and people. Haralambie invites you to accompany her on her search for her biological roots, the hurdles and misdirections, and what happens when she finally finds out who her biological family members are. Every adoption search and reunion are different. The results, and how each adoptee deals with them, are also different. But everyone who has been touched by adoption—whether directly or through friends, professional clients, or patients—can learn from others' experiences. Haralambie's journey will intrigue readers and may make them laugh and cry. It will surely get them thinking about their own identity and heritage. Her message for readers is to approach the quest with kindness and understanding.
About the Author
Since 1977, Ann Haralambie has been a trial and appellate attorney in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on children: custody, abuse and neglect, adoption, and child advocacy. Adopted in infancy in New York, where all records were sealed, she wanted to know her biological roots and the true stories of her birth families. As a preadolescent she knew that someday she would try to find her birth parents, even though she loved her adoptive family. After attending college and graduate school, earning a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in English Literature, she went to law school and learned about the new adoptee rights movement. She began her active search while still in law school, continuing for more than 35 years before finally finding the truth about her roots. She has been able to share those roots with her late daughter, Katherine, and grandson, Dominic. She lives in Tucson, Arizona and Silver Lake, New Hampshire, where she spends time protecting the loons and their chicks.
Advance Praise
"""Ann is such a good writer, it’s a pleasure to read. Not Nicholson is thoroughly engaging–I enjoyed it!"" —Linda Ronstadt, Grammy-winning singer and adoptive mother;
""In Not Nicholson, Ann Haralambie combines an intensely personal narrative of adoption with the expertise of a recognized family law expert and author. In her personal story, Haralambie recounts her lifelong search for her birth parents, her frustration with closed records, and her evolving sense of identity during the pursuit. At the same time, readers will benefit from Haralambie's vast knowledge of state and federal adoption law and policy. In light of its nuanced and multi-dimensional approach, Not Nicholson is both a gripping chronicle and an introduction to the history of adoption and the ongoing need for reform."" —Barbara A. Atwood, Mary Anne Richey Professor of Law Emerita, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, adoptive mother"
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798887470900 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 364 |
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Featured Reviews
Tara L, Book Trade Professional
Not Nicholson by Ann M. Haralambie is an interesting memoir about the author's own journey of adoption and her efforts to trace her biological roots. Truly a compelling read.
Michelle S, Reviewer
Not Nicholson: The Story of a First Daughter – Ann M. Haralambie – (2023)
This is an intense and heartfelt memoir, which the author exhaustively researched and wrote over a period of fourteen years. Haralambie always knew she was adopted, in childhood she felt stigmatized and “other” -- this knowledge and awareness deeply influenced her life. It became necessary for her to understand the reasons for her adoption and her true family history and heritage —a thorough search that would take over 35 years.
In the 1950’s -60’s nearly all adoption records were sealed nationwide to protect the identity of the birthmother, which was culturally accepted and believed to be in the best interests of everyone involved. Haralambie read the memoir, “The Search for Anna Fisher” (1973) and soon met the author/ adoptee Florence Fisher who founded the Adoptee Liberty Movement Association (ALMA) and the first national mutual consent registry that reunited an adoptee with their birth parents. Haralambie, a divorced single mother, became a trial attorney in Tucson, Arizona (1977) and spent her career in child and family law becoming an advocate for the rights of adoptees to gain access to their birth records. The stories in the memoir are intense and long, complete with photos, letters, transcripts, DNA test results, songs, and poetry—and will especially resonate with those who have been adopted and their families. With thanks to BooksGoSocial via NetGalley for the DDC for the purpose of review
